Monday, June 14, 2010

Adidas Supernova glasses product review

I was pretty excited a couple of weeks back to pick up my new pair of Adidas Supernova glasses from our good friends at Euro Optics. I've had some time to test them out now and I am nothing short of super impressed. The Supernova is designed as a multisport glass which is helmet compatible (and they do fit really well under a helmet)

The first ride I headed out on was a drizzly cloudy day on the road bike... Out of the driveway and straight up the hill, usually surefire conditions to cause glasses fogging, but no signs of fog as I climbed the first ascent, or for the rest of the ride, for that matter. It rained on me that day, and I didn't get water in my eyes. My initial ride with the new glasses had me quite stoked. The other thing I noticed, which is especially awesome on the road is that because the glasses have a blade design, they don't hinder your peripheral vision, so you can glance back for cars (or in a race, competitors) without having to crane your head around too far.

My next test run was out in the forest at night. I swapped in the clear lens and headed out with my lights through the forest. The lens swap system is really quick and easy. I also noticed how incredibly light the glasses were, and with the clear lens, you would be forgiven for forgetting you were even wearing glasses. Great protection but no restrictions, and once again, no fogging.

Next time out with the glasses was a mountain bike race in the rain and mud... Perfect conditions for pushing equipment to it's limits. It was cold, wet and muddy. The LST technology used in the lenses helped improve the contrast between light and shadow and, even though I was using a fairly dark lens, I didn't have any problems seeing under the forest canopy, or any problems with glare out on the open trail. Once again, I noticed very little fogging and at the end of the ride, there was plenty of mud on the outside of the glasses, but none in my eyes.

The things I love most about the Adidas Supernova glasses:1. They don't fog2. You have full, unhindered peripheral vision3. They are super light4. It's easy to swap the lenses out5. They look damn cool (check out the pic)

In general, I've always found Adidas glasses a much better fit for my small face, and many of their glasses come in a small and a large size to cater for us littlies. Check out their designs at the Adidas Eyewear site. There's heaps of cool styles to suit any type of activity. There's also plenty of lens options available.

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THE NINJA - Yeti ASR5 Carbon with full Shimano XTR kit and those lovely new Fox shocks with the gold kashima coating. This thing is bliss to ride and climbs like a mountain goat. A true endurance race machine.

THE TURTLE - Don't be fooled by it's name. Capable of carrying large loads long distances, this sexy little Yeti ARC is my touring machine.

DIRTY ROADIE (because it usually is dirty) - Pinarello FP5 with SRAM Force

THE PORN STAR - Pink Yeti ASR prototype

RANDOM SINGLESPEED - Who knows what it is, but I painted it purple and removed all the gears it looks cool. Soon to become a singlespeed rig.

THE YAK - Old skool NZ made cro-moly Yak with pretty much all the original stuff on it, including the old conatilever brakes!!! I added some cool grips and pedals to make it look the part.

TRIKSTA - BMX... Unsure as to why I bought it as I am still trying to figure out how to work it. Appears to be quite small, even for me. One day I might learn to huck........

RALEIGH 20 - This was a donation to the quiver from someone who clearly did not appreciate the finer things in life... "If you don't want it, I'll just throw it out"... Like hell you will!!! This is in several pieces and will be a restoration work in progress.